Piobaireachd Variations

Dithis

Written in accordance with scale chart above, e.g., himen hinen, hioen, and hinen, hioeo, hoeo, etc.

Siubhal

Ditto, e.g., hinda, hindo, hiodo, himto.

Leumluath

For the Leumluath beat to E from any note other that D the symbol is bare, e.g., hiobare, hobare, etc. From D to E harode (using B grace note), or habare (using D grace note). To F (as in Cronan na Caillich) barhe. To high G bari, and to high A darI (Park Piobaireachd) or possibly barI.

Taorluath

The symbol for the Taorluath beat is darid, e.g., hodarid, hadarid. Taorluath to low G is darem, e.g., hiodarem.

Taorluath Breabach

the same with the addition of one note according to the scale chart.

Taorluath a Mach

is expressed hiotroeo (B), hodroeo (C), and hiotraea (D).

Tripling

is himbabem or himbaem (low G), hindaen (A), hiotoeo (B), and hodoeo (C). Followed by melody note, e.g., hindaenda hindaendo, hiotoeodo, himbabemto. Low G tripling followed by low G is sometimes himbamembam.

Crunluath

The symbol for the Crunluath beat is bandre, e.g., habandre, chebandre, etc. Sometimes (e.g. in The Blue Ribbon) the Crunluath on D is written harobandre. Crunluath to low G is bamdre, e.g., himbamdre.

Crunluath Breabach

the same with the addition of two notes according to the scale chart.

Crunluath a Mach

is expressed hiotrodre (B), hodrodre (C), and hiotradre (D).

Crunluath Fosgailte

First two notes as per scale chart, followed by dre (which represents the throw on E), e.g., hindodre, hintodre, etc.